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According to estimates from Census Construction Spending data, total private residential construction spending edged up 0.5% in September to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of $459.5 billion. Multifamily construction spending continued its record breaking pace and reached $62.1 billion, up by 2.0% over the revised August estimates. Single-family construction spending stood at $236.6 billion, slightly up from the upwardly revised… Read More ›

NAHB analysis of Census Construction Spending data shows that total private residential construction spending for July registered a seasonally adjusted rate of $445.5 billion, slightly up from the June downwardly revised estimate. The monthly gains are largely attributed to the strong growth of private construction spending on home improvements that rose to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of $147.5 billion… Read More ›

NAHB analysis of Census Construction Spending data shows that total private residential construction spending for June registered a seasonally adjusted rate of $445.8 billion, virtually unchanged from the May downwardly revised estimate. Private nonresidential construction spending fell for a third consecutive month in June, down by 1.3%. Within private residential construction, spending on single-family and multifamily both declined in June…. Read More ›

NAHB has released its latest projections of spending on improvements to owner-occupied housing by zip code. The projections show total spending on improvements, the number of owner-occupied homes, as well as average spending per improvement, in each zip code for calendar year 2016. Also shown for each zip are 2016 projections for the five key variables NAHB uses to estimate home improvement… Read More ›

The National Association of Home Builders’ (NAHB) Remodeling Market Index (RMI) posted a reading of 58 in the final quarter of 2015, one point above the previous quarter. This was consistent with similar results over the past year and a half, indicating sustained confidence in the market from remodelers. The RMI and all its components lie on a scale of… Read More ›

NAHB has released estimates of spending on improvements to owner-occupied housing by zip code. The estimates are based on a model relating improvement spending to five key variables (number of homes in the area, the share built in 1960s, share built in the 1970s, owners’ average income and level of education) for calendar year 2015. The estimates show total spending on improvements,… Read More ›

NAHB’s Remodeling Market Index (RMI) was 57 in the third quarter—two points down from the previous quarter, but the tenth straight quarter it has been above the key break-even point of 50. The RMI and all its components lie on a scale of 0 to 100, where an index number above 50 means more remodelers report that activity has improved… Read More ›

In the second quarter, NAHB’s Remodeling Market Index (RMI) rebounded two points to 59 (after having slipped slightly from 60 to 57 in the first quarter). An RMI above 50 indicates that more remodelers report market activity is higher (compared to the prior quarter) than report it is lower. The RMI, which averages ratings of current remodeling with indicators of future activity, has been over… Read More ›

NAHB’s Remodeling Market Index (RMI) was 57 in the first quarter of 2015, off the historic high point of 60 at the end of 2014, but still above the key break-even point of 50. The RMI and each of its components lies on a scale of 0 to 100, where a number above 50 indicates that more remodelers report the market has… Read More ›